After flying high against Oneida Nation last Tuesday, Coleman came back down to earth. The Cougars fell just short of the Niagara Badgers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Coleman started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-13.
Ava Zeitler paced Coleman's offense, picking up 11 kills. Zeitler got some help from Ella VanErmen and her 26 assists. Zeitler was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Coleman's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Niagara, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Coincidentally, Coleman and Niagara will both be playing Saint Thomas Aquinas the next time they take the court. The Badgers will host the Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Cougars will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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